The star-studded showdown between Brady's @Buccaneers and Brees' @Saints led America's Game of the Week to a strong start. pic.twitter.com/q6NM6youjN
— FOX Sports PR (@FOXSportsPR) September 14, 2020
So much for all that chatter about a boycott. FOX Sports reported an overnight rating of 16.2 from its Week 1 game between the New Orleans Saints and Tampa Bay Buccaneers, a four-year high for the season’s first FOX NFL Game of the Week.
This game received a higher viewership rating than its 2019 counterpart (15.9), and projects to rank best among all national telecasts since Super Bowl LIV earlier this year once all markets report their individual ratings.